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the that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the '60s and the '70s and the early '80s unfortunately the biotechnical revolution that give us a much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone since the 1918 influenza and smallpox, all of them you can get from nature. ted turner lost 168 buffalo on his ranch because his cows ate in the wrong pasture. the equipment needed to weaponize these basic pathogens0 you can buy on the internet for probably less than what you would spend on a good used car. that's what's made the difference. we know the motivation is there. the technology makes it available for terrorists. >> this is -- the chairman mentioned there's a bottleneck with the nuclear side which give us an advantage. they have to get enough nuclear material. then they have to make it into a bomb which is within their capabilities but it's a lot harder than weaponizing bio. you can prepare for a bio attack and there's no way to prepare for a nuclear attack to so minimize the
the that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the '60s and the '70s and the early '80s unfortunately the biotechnical revolution that give us a much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone since the 1918 influenza and smallpox, all of them you can get from nature. ted turner lost 168 buffalo on his ranch because his cows ate in the wrong pasture. the equipment needed to...
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they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and negotiating. i am willing to sit down and work with them. b>> there are a majority of elements. >> i will not vote for a bill that raises taxes. i will not vote for a bill lakers decided government. i will not vote for a bill that this government -- put his government in control of the decisions american should
they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no,...
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we must use them all. advances in technology can unleash more natural gas, nuclear, wind, coal, for alternative energy that will lower your utility bill. in virginia we have the opportunity to become the first state on the east coast that will drill for and produce national -- natural gas offshore. but this administration's policies are delaying offshore production, hindering nuclear energy expansion, and seeking to impose job-killing cap and trade energy taxes. now is the time for innovative energy policies to create jobs and lower energy prices. all americans agree that a young person needs a world-class education to compete in the global economy. as a young kid, my dad told me, son, if you want a good job, you need a good education. my dad was right. that is even more true today. the president and i agree on expanding the number of high- quality charter schools and rewarding teachers for excellent performance. for school tauruses for parents and teachers mean more accountability and greater achievement.
we must use them all. advances in technology can unleash more natural gas, nuclear, wind, coal, for alternative energy that will lower your utility bill. in virginia we have the opportunity to become the first state on the east coast that will drill for and produce national -- natural gas offshore. but this administration's policies are delaying offshore production, hindering nuclear energy expansion, and seeking to impose job-killing cap and trade energy taxes. now is the time for innovative...
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that has tested many of us. and forced some very difficult decisions upon the president and his team. but every step of the way, i feel very confident that as i go into any setting, i have all of you as part of the preparation and the backup, and that gives me the reassurance that we are prepared for whatever comes next. with respect to haiti, the challenges that we confront are really going to give us both the opportunity and the necessity of demonstrating what we mean by diplomacy and development working together. one without the other is truly inadequate. and my goal has been among others to elevate the role of diplomacy and development. and here we are with this terrible calamity that has forced us to do just that. one example, our aid workers under the newly, sworn-in dr. rod issue a, who i don't even know how you say had to hit the ground running, but he did. and of course our team here at state. we're scrambling as quick as we could to do everything we needed in these past two weeks, and as is often the c
that has tested many of us. and forced some very difficult decisions upon the president and his team. but every step of the way, i feel very confident that as i go into any setting, i have all of you as part of the preparation and the backup, and that gives me the reassurance that we are prepared for whatever comes next. with respect to haiti, the challenges that we confront are really going to give us both the opportunity and the necessity of demonstrating what we mean by diplomacy and...
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that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the 60's and 70's and early 80's. unfortunately the technical revolution that so much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone except the 1918 influenza and smallpox. all the other ones you can get. ted turner lost 176 buffalo in the summer of 2008 on his ranch because the cows had eaten in the long pasture. it was endemic in the united states, you can harvest this from nature. the equipment needed to weapon is the day the capacitance you can buy on the internet for probably less than what he would spend on a good used car. that's what made the difference. we know the motivation is there but technology makes it available for terrorists. >> the chairman mentioned there is a bottleneck with the nuclear site which gives an advance. they have to get enough nuclear terror and then make it into a bomb which is within their capability that is harder than what an icing. now the flip side of this you can prepare fo
that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the 60's and 70's and early 80's. unfortunately the technical revolution that so much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone except the 1918 influenza and smallpox. all the other ones you can get. ted turner lost 176 buffalo in the summer of 2008 on his ranch because the cows had eaten in the long pasture. it was endemic in the united...
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let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now experiencing. many look that he be in despair. they say aid is wasted, that there is no hope for this country. i would say this is not true. if we focus appropriately, we can achieve long-term benefits. putting haitians -- putting people to work is what brought our country out of its great depression. thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. dobbins. we must instill a sense of caution and regarding the prospects for working in a real transformation there. as the candidate for assistance, haiti has many advantages, incl
let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now...
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our thanks to the hoffman foundation for having us -- kaufman foundation for having us today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up today on c-span, election night speeches from yesterday's senate election in massachusetts. on today's "washington journal," live with your phone calls. and live coverage of the u.s. house as they work on several suspension bills including measures related to relief efforts in haiti. the senate homeland security committee holds a hearing today on aviation security and the christmas day bombing plot. homeland security secretary janet napolitano and national intelligence director dennis blair are among those scheduled to testify. you can watch it live on c-span3 beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern time or watch it online at c-span.org. abigail adams had to remind john adams to remember the ladies when creating a new government. dolly madison had to encourage her once shy husband james this weekend on "afterwards," the intimate lives of the founding fathers. thomas fle
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it's us. it's hhs as three of the big components to really work on this adoption issue because we all want the right things for these children. this issue is only going to grow over time. >> that's correct. and i appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your group of people on this issue. and i think the chairman's indulgence for pulling off-topic for a moment. thank you, senator. >> thank you very much for your questions and particularly the last one, neutrality tester. -- senator tester. we're all sharing your concern. next is senator burris. good morning. [inaudible] >> that it's crucial to recognize the contribution of odini and nctc and dhs. for making our homeland as secure as it is. so y'all are to be complimented for the work that you've done. and there have been numerous terrorist plots foiled since 9/11. some of which have occurred in my home state of illinois. so we're very grateful to you all for that effort. and i just wonder several questions that are running through my mi
it's us. it's hhs as three of the big components to really work on this adoption issue because we all want the right things for these children. this issue is only going to grow over time. >> that's correct. and i appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your group of people on this issue. and i think the chairman's indulgence for pulling off-topic for a moment. thank you, senator. >> thank you very much for your questions and particularly the last one, neutrality tester. --...
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a 10 be used as a bridge. -- it can be used as a bridge. but what is worrisome is that people might just rely on that, saying that i can send my e-mail and check my status, but that means i won't have to get a computer at home. because a computer at home is what allows children to get online to during -- online tutoring, what allows parents to learn more about job transitions, about health information. we do see minorities using different types of media, but the most important type of media which is going to later contributed to the economic and social mobility that we need in our community, is still lagging behind. >> how do we justify that with the generation that uses technology differently? i am listening to a cd and i hear him talking about writing these lines on an iphone. there is a generation that feels they don't need a laptop, because they have mastered the ability of typing by some, as opposed to him -- typing by thumb as opposed to hand. are we -- should we be spending more time with the relevance and the ability of them to be s
a 10 be used as a bridge. -- it can be used as a bridge. but what is worrisome is that people might just rely on that, saying that i can send my e-mail and check my status, but that means i won't have to get a computer at home. because a computer at home is what allows children to get online to during -- online tutoring, what allows parents to learn more about job transitions, about health information. we do see minorities using different types of media, but the most important type of media...
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thank you for having us. and thank you for bringing out general jones to talk about where they are going. >> thank you. >> i wanted to address one issue that was raised by the questions on the afghanistan issue. they have not overcome the difficulty from the civil war in the 1990's. i think that this is often overplayed. i was thrilled that there was one more thing that came out of the last round of elections, that no serious candidate was playing at the cards. i do not agree with the state about the impossibility of an afghan national army. this has been one of the successful highlights with the ability to work effectively together when properly trained, and given a good mission. i think this leads to a larger question. one of the big things about where we are at in afghanistan is that we have been down for so long, it looks like we are up from here. there is a tremendous amount of potential. this is in the resources and the people, and after eight years, the fact that they are still so supportive of interna
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thus more of the pain of unemployment from this downturn lies ahead of us been behind us. the deep recession and projected recovery mean under the current law lower tax revenues and higher always for certain benefit programs. cbo estimates these automatic stabilizers will increase the budget deficit by more than 2% of gdp in both 2010 and 2011. in addition cbo projects last year's fiscal stimulus package will increase the deficit by about 2% gdp and by a smaller amount next year. as averitt, economy recovers and the stabilizers and legislative policies fate awaits the budget deficit will shrink relative to gdp. however as i noted the deficit remains large throughout the decade under the current law and the current law changed in some way that more closely matches current policy the amount of government borrowing relative to gdp would be unprecedented in the post war period. a large and persistent imbalance between federal spending and revenues is apparent in cbo projections for the next ten years. and it will be exacerbated in the coming decades by the aging population and
thus more of the pain of unemployment from this downturn lies ahead of us been behind us. the deep recession and projected recovery mean under the current law lower tax revenues and higher always for certain benefit programs. cbo estimates these automatic stabilizers will increase the budget deficit by more than 2% of gdp in both 2010 and 2011. in addition cbo projects last year's fiscal stimulus package will increase the deficit by about 2% gdp and by a smaller amount next year. as averitt,...
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they have attacked us and are still attacking us. this administration cannot wish that reality away and i don't think they intend to. the threat cannot be negotiated away. but we must do is acknowledge this reality and work to vote and interrupt the attacks and destroys the organizations that are at war with us. it is a different kind of war but real nonetheless. and this hearing can help us get insight into the failure that occurred and what we need to do in the future but until the administration and congress fully acknowledge the reality of the enemy i don't think we will be fully effective. the work of the 9/11 commission unified our nation behind the idea that preventing act of war by traditional law enforcement techniques would not be effective. they declared we should treat this danger with a new understanding of how war. the truth is that the administration intends to view this conflict wrongly as a law enforcement act matter now. retreating from that national decision i thought we have reached. now we have a policy that prev
they have attacked us and are still attacking us. this administration cannot wish that reality away and i don't think they intend to. the threat cannot be negotiated away. but we must do is acknowledge this reality and work to vote and interrupt the attacks and destroys the organizations that are at war with us. it is a different kind of war but real nonetheless. and this hearing can help us get insight into the failure that occurred and what we need to do in the future but until the...
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hop -- when we talk about hope -- and the evil that opposes us is not coming after us in polite discussion. you knew about hitler and what he was trying to do. this is overwhelming. many people will not engage in the strugglea. nger is usually-- anger is usually a mask for fear. we are gripped by this. what do you think about your king now? that was the phone call we got. he is dead now. that sent shock waves. because none of us in here is ready to die. if we understand that as an expression of our sacrifice, then we gotta it. >> one of your sermons, i cannot say i fully embrace it, but i tried. he ended a sermon of reflection upsetting, " fear not at the door, faith answered. there was no one there." i started by quoting dr. king in saying, "to go forward, we must look back. and we discover the moral foundations of all significant social change." this evening we have looked backed in order to go forward. we have received great council by this wonderful panel, which as we prepared to go, i hope you'll join me in thanking them. [applause] hos[captioning performed by national captioning inst
hop -- when we talk about hope -- and the evil that opposes us is not coming after us in polite discussion. you knew about hitler and what he was trying to do. this is overwhelming. many people will not engage in the strugglea. nger is usually-- anger is usually a mask for fear. we are gripped by this. what do you think about your king now? that was the phone call we got. he is dead now. that sent shock waves. because none of us in here is ready to die. if we understand that as an expression of...
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us. i remember on that very first day, he told us that he would work for more proactive and balanced stewardship to protect our national parks and open spaces, restore our nation's rivers, resolve our water supply challenges, and address the challenges faced by our native american communities. is he a true to his word or what? [applause] he also told us that our department would be leading the way in changing america's. we're doing just that. it is an inspiration to walk in here every day and work with all of you on the issues that are so important to all americans. it is an inspiration and honor every day to work for secretary salazar and serve the president. thank you mr. secretary for the opportunity to be here with you. [applause] >> thank you, laura. we have had a great 2009 and we are fired up and ready to go for 2010. i am fired up. are you? [applause] come on. [applause] our work truly has just begun. i want to say at the outset that it would not have battled been possible to do t
us. i remember on that very first day, he told us that he would work for more proactive and balanced stewardship to protect our national parks and open spaces, restore our nation's rivers, resolve our water supply challenges, and address the challenges faced by our native american communities. is he a true to his word or what? [applause] he also told us that our department would be leading the way in changing america's. we're doing just that. it is an inspiration to walk in here every day and...
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that's not how we used to operate, and that's not how i intend us to operate going forward. we are going to take these big things on, and i'm going to do it, and you're going to do it, because you know that we want to leave a better america for our children and our grandchildren. and that doesn't mean standing still; that means marching forward. i want to march forward with you. i want to work with you. i want to fight for you. i hope you're willing to stand by me, even during these tough times, because i believe in a brighter future for america. thank you, everybody. god bless you. ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next, secretary of state hillary clinton's speech on internet freedom. after that, the state department briefing on the diplomatic efforts concerning worldwide internet access. then the house hearing on the force could shootings. -- on the fort hood shootings. >> abigail adams had to remind john adams to rem
that's not how we used to operate, and that's not how i intend us to operate going forward. we are going to take these big things on, and i'm going to do it, and you're going to do it, because you know that we want to leave a better america for our children and our grandchildren. and that doesn't mean standing still; that means marching forward. i want to march forward with you. i want to work with you. i want to fight for you. i hope you're willing to stand by me, even during these tough...
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it blows up everything to how often they were in use. . you use anything in the speech. click on 'am", and it continues this sentence. wordle.net. >> tomorrow during "washington journal," a chance for you to weigh and for the president's speech and reaction from capitol hill. jeb and selling from taxes -- hebserling from texas. we will take another couple of reporters. a republican from california and a democrat from california, all tomorrow on "washington journal." up next, we want to rebroadcast the president's speech. it runs for one hour and 10 minutes from the house of representatives chamber. and then again the response from gov. bob mcdonnell. the sergeant at arms: madam speaker, the president of the united states. the president: thank you, thank you, thank you. the speaker: members of congress i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. the president: thank you, thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank
it blows up everything to how often they were in use. . you use anything in the speech. click on 'am", and it continues this sentence. wordle.net. >> tomorrow during "washington journal," a chance for you to weigh and for the president's speech and reaction from capitol hill. jeb and selling from taxes -- hebserling from texas. we will take another couple of reporters. a republican from california and a democrat from california, all tomorrow on "washington...
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they owed us a lot of money. they literally gave us the cash, in our possession, with respect to the mark to market losses. with respect to the difference, we held the cash. during the period, 32008, we were marking to market, as were our regimen, and we were one of the most aggressive in that, because that was our regiments, and they became very slow in giving margins, such that there was a gap. as a result of our protocol, which does not allow us to take a certain amount of risk, we went out and bought our own protection against their credit, such that the combination of literally the cash that we had and the credit derivatives we had from other big financial institutions -- we also had a margin. we had the cash from them, effective recovering what would have been the loss. >> what was the total -- effectively covering what would have been the loss. >> what was the total? >> about $10 billion of exposure, against which i think we had $7.50 billion in cash, literally cash, and $2.50 billion of credit protection.
they owed us a lot of money. they literally gave us the cash, in our possession, with respect to the mark to market losses. with respect to the difference, we held the cash. during the period, 32008, we were marking to market, as were our regimen, and we were one of the most aggressive in that, because that was our regiments, and they became very slow in giving margins, such that there was a gap. as a result of our protocol, which does not allow us to take a certain amount of risk, we went out...
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to rely on us. the question is whether we will lose data to the wrong people. your question comes about because you do not trust us to be affected managers of what we're doing, right? we are not. we have given you lots of examples of why we are not. think about it. do we share information with the royal navy? yes. do you worry about that? do you worry about it? >> [unintelligible] çó>> all i want you to do is gea balanced source of news. i listen to fox, too. butñr you have to balance the source of news that you get to give perspective. fox is not right all the time and neither is bill o'reilly and neither are a lot of them, but neither is the other side. here's what i do every day just so you will know. i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that aroun
to rely on us. the question is whether we will lose data to the wrong people. your question comes about because you do not trust us to be affected managers of what we're doing, right? we are not. we have given you lots of examples of why we are not. think about it. do we share information with the royal navy? yes. do you worry about that? do you worry about it? >> [unintelligible] çó>> all i want you to do is gea balanced source of news. i listen to fox, too. butñr you have to...
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it is a great victory for us. i know it has been agonizing for us waiting for this decision, but it is an amazing thing to have lived through it for years, and to be told by the bureaucrats at the federal elections commission you cannot do that. you have no first amendment rights, and i think today is a wonderful day to tell the folks at the federal elections commission that they work for the people and the people do not work for them, so i am really honored with this outcome. it is a tremendous victory for the first amendment and for our organization, and thank you very much. i am happy to take any questions. >> [inaudible] the corporate offices have the same rights as people? >> i do not know exactly what the opinion says just yet, but it is a great day for every person in america -- whether you own stock in a company, whether you run a mom-and-pop grocery store, and by the way, when we put in those several thousand dollars in corporate contributions that this case ended of ending on, they were just like that. t
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it seems to most of us it is not capitalism to -- when government uses billions and billion was taxpayer money to prop up a few well-connected firms. that leads me to two questions. one, has the treasury informed any of these financial giants that we'll not follow too big to fail policies in the future and secondly, do you think we should limit the salaries and excessive salaries and bonuses that are being talked about even today in any of these firms that got taxpayer bailout funds? >> that was a thoughtful question and you asked the right question. in a financial crisis, you faced this choice. you can let it try to burn itself out and let the damage spread to all sorts of innocent victims or you can act to prevent it. knowing that acting to prevent it created the risk that in the future they expect the government to step in and save firms from the consequences of failure that. is at the heart of strategy and financial crisis. to stand back and let it burn is irresponsible. it happened in the great depression and almost to the country. the moral just pragmatic, fair choice and this shou
it seems to most of us it is not capitalism to -- when government uses billions and billion was taxpayer money to prop up a few well-connected firms. that leads me to two questions. one, has the treasury informed any of these financial giants that we'll not follow too big to fail policies in the future and secondly, do you think we should limit the salaries and excessive salaries and bonuses that are being talked about even today in any of these firms that got taxpayer bailout funds? >>...
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to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of success. but, if your enemy thinks he is winning, he is not likely to be inclined to reconciliation or accommodation, so first we have got to change the strategic logic in afghanistan, as we did successfully in iraq. reconciliation and accommodation. host: the use of money in this situation, bringing the taliban in, paying them to become part of the afghan government -- talk about that. why is that a strategy to use? guest: the taliban is not a government, not monolithic. it is various constituents with diff
to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of...
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[applause] [applause] >> let us pray. >> let us pray. lord god of heaven and earth, father of us all, as we ask your spirit to be at this gathering, and all the great benefits you lay upon america's table, we cannot help but pray for our brothers and sisters in haiti, afghanistan, and iraq. you are ever atentive to every human need, and the greatest hungers of the human heart, for you alone are the lord, god. for those who hunger for economic and homeland security, lord, grant interior freedom and trustworthy protection. for those families that hunger for work and bright promise for their children, bring forth bright management of time and talent and perseverence in continued education for the future. lord, renew the nation in faith. remove the veil of cynicism and fear that inhibits your people's ability to be creative and struss -- industrious in common endeavor. bless our president, all the members in congress, and all involved in the judiciary system. may the three branches of the people's government live in true balance being accoun
[applause] [applause] >> let us pray. >> let us pray. lord god of heaven and earth, father of us all, as we ask your spirit to be at this gathering, and all the great benefits you lay upon america's table, we cannot help but pray for our brothers and sisters in haiti, afghanistan, and iraq. you are ever atentive to every human need, and the greatest hungers of the human heart, for you alone are the lord, god. for those who hunger for economic and homeland security, lord, grant...
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doug is joining us this morning. doug, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so the first question i have to ask is why? why would you want to enter a den where a bear lives to put in and install a camera like this? >> well, we want to know what in the world is going on in there. i mean since the dawn of man this has been a hidden world. we don't know what they do, we don't know how often they sleep, do they scratch all the time, just what goes on there. i personally was really curious about any hidden world, whether it's the bottom of the ocean or whether it's in a beaver lodge or in a bear den. >> you've done this before. this isn't the first time you've photographed bears. is this the first time you've done one who's about to give birth? >>. >> hopefully, we have no way of knowing for sure. but she's three years old next week so she should be pregnant, she should -- she's very much up to weight, so she should have one to two to three healthy cubs. and we did it before in '99, but we just didn't have any cubs bo
doug is joining us this morning. doug, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so the first question i have to ask is why? why would you want to enter a den where a bear lives to put in and install a camera like this? >> well, we want to know what in the world is going on in there. i mean since the dawn of man this has been a hidden world. we don't know what they do, we don't know how often they sleep, do they scratch all the time, just what goes on there. i personally was...
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us. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexcitement that you could actually be woodward and burnstein overnight was very destructive. up at the kennedy school we give out a prize every spring time to the best investigative reporting. and i have to tell you that with all of the economic and technological problems now facing newspapers across the country i am always so happy to receive 100, 110, 115 submissions every year. really first-class investigative reporting. first class. and then it becomes extremely difficult for us to have to make a selection as to which one of these is the best. and i always en
us. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexcitement that you could actually be woodward and burnstein...
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that they're looking forward to us using the time between now and when we reconvene to have a legislation well underway to reconciliation. we are trying to reconcile two bills that are good bills. there are real good things in the senate bill. great things in the house bill. what we have to do now is meld these two together and do this in such a way that the american people will feel that the time and imaging in this effort has been worth while. >> thank you very much. we are particularly delighted with the leadership of the president of the united states. without his leadership, without his vision, without his encouragement we would not be right on the verge right now of passing this historic legislation which will be placed, i think, in its rightful place, alongside social security, medicare and now health care for all americans. any of my colleagues wish to add? any question? >> madam speaker, as you know, a number of moderates said that the senate legislation can't change too much and still get 60 votes in the senate. so what is is it critical for members to see? >> we want our final
that they're looking forward to us using the time between now and when we reconvene to have a legislation well underway to reconciliation. we are trying to reconcile two bills that are good bills. there are real good things in the senate bill. great things in the house bill. what we have to do now is meld these two together and do this in such a way that the american people will feel that the time and imaging in this effort has been worth while. >> thank you very much. we are particularly...
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all of us is free. after andrew's murder, his mother carolyn became synonymous with the civil rights movement. she spoke in this very room to our gallery of educators inspiring them with a message of social justice and act vism and inenforcing their work at the museum. when she spoke to audiences in this theater she shared intimate details of her family life. like she stuck bandages into his duffel bag when he wasn't looking, just in case. she also participated in several programs. dr. goodman is a permanent part of our core exhibition and can be heard on the museum's audio tour recalling her son's decision to go to mississippi. he told her they are americans and they should have the right to vote and they are not permitted. she relates he was 20 and needed his parents' permission to go and she and her husband were very anxious but in her words we thought now the world can we possibly say no to andy and not give him our permission? her soul shown through her grief and she dedicated herself to telling th
all of us is free. after andrew's murder, his mother carolyn became synonymous with the civil rights movement. she spoke in this very room to our gallery of educators inspiring them with a message of social justice and act vism and inenforcing their work at the museum. when she spoke to audiences in this theater she shared intimate details of her family life. like she stuck bandages into his duffel bag when he wasn't looking, just in case. she also participated in several programs. dr. goodman...
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they have attacked us and are still attacking us. this administration cannot wish that reality away and i don't think they intend to. the threats cannot be negotiated away. but we must do is acknowledge this reality and work to both interrupt the attacks and destroy the organizations that are at war with us. it is a different kind of war, but a real war nonetheless. in this hearing can help us get insight into the failures that occurred in what we need to do in the future. but until the administration and congress fully knowledge the reality of the enemy, i don't think we'll be fully affect this year to the work of the 9/11 commission unified our nation behind the idea that preventing acts of war by traditional law enforcement type needs would not be affect you. they declared we should treat to danger with a new understanding of war. the sad truth is that the administration tends to view this kind untrimmed conflict of wrongly as a law enforcement under, retrieving and the national decision i thought we reached. now we have a policy
they have attacked us and are still attacking us. this administration cannot wish that reality away and i don't think they intend to. the threats cannot be negotiated away. but we must do is acknowledge this reality and work to both interrupt the attacks and destroy the organizations that are at war with us. it is a different kind of war, but a real war nonetheless. in this hearing can help us get insight into the failures that occurred in what we need to do in the future. but until the...
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bridgett more difficult for us to check it. -- more difficult for us to check it. [unintelligible] we have a good idea of how to stop guys trying to blow up a plan over detroit. the technology is there. we need to make sure that the people who need to use the technology can use it properly. and we do to help? >> thanks for your comments. i think there will be budget implications. my view is, and i want to go back to a point that the senator asked me, the privacy vs. security issues that kids raised in connection with a whole body scanners. we do look at privacy issues from the get go. ultimately, the question is, what do we need to do to protect the security of the flying public even at the take to deal with privacy. security is the number one concern. one thing that this committee and the congress can't do in addition to that is setting public expectation. we are doing and will continue to do everything we can do to prevent this kind of yvette from ever happening again. from whatever source anywhere around the world, there is no one silver bullet. yes we can push
bridgett more difficult for us to check it. -- more difficult for us to check it. [unintelligible] we have a good idea of how to stop guys trying to blow up a plan over detroit. the technology is there. we need to make sure that the people who need to use the technology can use it properly. and we do to help? >> thanks for your comments. i think there will be budget implications. my view is, and i want to go back to a point that the senator asked me, the privacy vs. security issues that...
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no one would lend it to us. the interest rates we would have to pay would sink our economy and mean that we were putting most of our tax dollars into debt service. why am i confident that we might succeed in this endeavor tax is partly because, actually, if you look at what needs to be changed, rather small changes in the un member of things -- in a number of things, spending and tax programs, phased in over time can solve this problem. we are a productive, growing economy. this is not a problem that is unique to us. it is largely caused by the fact that we have an aging population and of rising cost of medical care so that our medical commitments and our pension commitments will grow faster than the economy and faster than taxes at any feasible rate of taxation. so we have to do something about this. but, the japanese have the worst problem. they are aging faster than we are. the europeans are aging faster than we are. many of them have taken drastic steps. we have not had to face this problem because we were l
no one would lend it to us. the interest rates we would have to pay would sink our economy and mean that we were putting most of our tax dollars into debt service. why am i confident that we might succeed in this endeavor tax is partly because, actually, if you look at what needs to be changed, rather small changes in the un member of things -- in a number of things, spending and tax programs, phased in over time can solve this problem. we are a productive, growing economy. this is not a...
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conyers gave us a number of photographs to use. you can go on there after the program to explore some of those things we have. what we want is to create a living memorial not only to dr. king but also to the involvement of the congressional black caucus in the making of the king holiday bill. after this, we will have a display outside where you can look at some of the things we have. i look forward to the dialogue and question and answer session. [applause] >> thank you, elsie. i had used a lot of the documents on your website in my introductory essay to give some details on the legislative history of the bill, so i am grateful for that. now will turn it over to denise. >> good afternoon, and thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this afternoon, but i'm more excited that you are here to hear this background, the making of the holiday. one of the things i feel fortunate enough to say is, to a certain extent, i was there. while i was not on the hill working next to congressman conyers and other members of the cbc, and i was not with
conyers gave us a number of photographs to use. you can go on there after the program to explore some of those things we have. what we want is to create a living memorial not only to dr. king but also to the involvement of the congressional black caucus in the making of the king holiday bill. after this, we will have a display outside where you can look at some of the things we have. i look forward to the dialogue and question and answer session. [applause] >> thank you, elsie. i had used...
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i was used to seeing. that would be a statement of the british government's position on a range of issues which would go to the white house. my impression from your exchanges is there were probably other more private communications taking place. i am reconstructing because i did not know. i did not see those private communications. the prime minister was a great writer and would not surprise me at all if there were private notes he would send to the president or he would have had private conversations with the president that i would not >> if he was writing notes that could be read by the recipient, the commission in britain, wouldn't you have expected as defense secretary to have been consulted? >> i would have been. that is why i don't believe he was ever unconditionally committing us to anything. right up until the vote in the house of commons, the attitude towards the use of military force was always conditional on either securing the un security council resolution in november. the prime minister set o
i was used to seeing. that would be a statement of the british government's position on a range of issues which would go to the white house. my impression from your exchanges is there were probably other more private communications taking place. i am reconstructing because i did not know. i did not see those private communications. the prime minister was a great writer and would not surprise me at all if there were private notes he would send to the president or he would have had private...
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it uses the ambient light in theater. the only drawback is that they can be kind of heavy after four or five hours. it is similar to that on a guy's head. this allows you to use any kind of light on the ground, any gunfire, tracers, anything like that. allows you to see what is going on down the ground. >> deal ever get a chance to interact with people on the ground? >> absolutely. we get rest and recuperation, all we will come back here to baraki barak -- bagram. we can get feedback and get help to do it better next time. it is very rewarding. >> sometimes we just search location and it is slow pace. and then other times things picked up. it is five hours of boredom and 5 minutes of terror, i guess you could say. our guys were looking at a location and there are taking small arms fire from the hills. they are trying to get out of those locations to not get shot. they had to drop the bomb on a hillside to stop the firing. once the bomb hit, any activity ceased and they are able to get out a bit. it was a very rewarding mi
it uses the ambient light in theater. the only drawback is that they can be kind of heavy after four or five hours. it is similar to that on a guy's head. this allows you to use any kind of light on the ground, any gunfire, tracers, anything like that. allows you to see what is going on down the ground. >> deal ever get a chance to interact with people on the ground? >> absolutely. we get rest and recuperation, all we will come back here to baraki barak -- bagram. we can get...
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none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i think people get the little they afraid of that. can you keep a meaningful benefit and keep it solvent long term? that is what we want. adverse selection, you are going to cover everybody? we are going to have episcopal big enough to enjoy that. we do not have the overnight -- overhead cost for this. there are things that you do not need to do. it attracts the middle-class population because we had the financing peace. we had to get the money for the premium. one population is kids in college. one was to make sure we do so
none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i...
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to rely on us. the question is whether we will lose data to the wrong people. your question comes about because you do not trust us to be affected managers of what we're doing, right? we are not. we have given you lots of examples of why we are not. think about it. do we share information with the royal navy? yes. do you worry about that? do you worry about it? >> [unintelligible] çó>> all i want you to do is gea balanced source of news. i listen to fox, too. butñr you have to balance the source of news that you get to give perspective. fox is not right all the time and neither is bill o'reilly and neither are a lot of them, but neither is the other side. here's what i do every day just so you will know. i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that aroun
to rely on us. the question is whether we will lose data to the wrong people. your question comes about because you do not trust us to be affected managers of what we're doing, right? we are not. we have given you lots of examples of why we are not. think about it. do we share information with the royal navy? yes. do you worry about that? do you worry about it? >> [unintelligible] çó>> all i want you to do is gea balanced source of news. i listen to fox, too. butñr you have to...
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because when you're using the word munitions, that really conveys battlefield use whereas weapons could be anything. they could be long-range weapons. i'm just wondering whether you were members of your team were involved in the discussion of how this 45 minutes was going to be introduced in the drafting and whether this distinction was one that was understood by your team or matter. >> well i think one of your earlier witnesses talked about this iconic 45 minutes. and again it certainly wasn't what made iconic. and i noted in the butler report i'd forgotten this but the butler committee wrote to 60 editors and journalists to ask whether the government had been seeking to promote this 45 minute point as a major part of the september dossier and they said we had not. it wasn't within the discussions to be frank. it wasn't that big of a deal. and you may say well, it was mentioned here in the prime minister mentioned it in his forward and mentioned in the house. that's true. he mention lots and different names. lots of arguments, lots of parts of the dossier. and i've made two points of t
because when you're using the word munitions, that really conveys battlefield use whereas weapons could be anything. they could be long-range weapons. i'm just wondering whether you were members of your team were involved in the discussion of how this 45 minutes was going to be introduced in the drafting and whether this distinction was one that was understood by your team or matter. >> well i think one of your earlier witnesses talked about this iconic 45 minutes. and again it certainly...
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we didn't just use the term leadership. we use the term officer ship. if you look on page six and seven of our report we say specifically what we think happened here. we believe that some of the signs were clearly messed or they were ignored. i can't tell you which, and i can't go further than that because of the nature of the restrictions that -- the information that is in the restricted annex. but there is no doubt in my mind or secretary west's mind that there are issues here and if there were not so we would not have said that to the secretary defense. with regard to the intelligence matters -- we did not do the intelligence review. the president had already outlined and authorized a review and we were giving specific guidance do not interfere. with that said, mr. chairman, since the review team began this action there's been a number of things in the public domain that tell us there is agreement that the dissemination of information process needs to be improved and there was a release on friday by the fbi that talked about the improvements that are
we didn't just use the term leadership. we use the term officer ship. if you look on page six and seven of our report we say specifically what we think happened here. we believe that some of the signs were clearly messed or they were ignored. i can't tell you which, and i can't go further than that because of the nature of the restrictions that -- the information that is in the restricted annex. but there is no doubt in my mind or secretary west's mind that there are issues here and if there...
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he has made it very clear to those of us serving in his cabinet that he not only wants us to do the best job we possibly can running our own agencies but feels that it is a wasted opportunity if we are not leveraging our assets with our allies the iraq government so there is a lot of very exciting interagency work going on. i work on a very regular basis with everybody from the attorney general to the secretary of education and housing and urban development secretary in ways that really have never happened before. everybody in our agency acknowledges that. while there has always been some talk about this kind of collaborative effort it really has never been systemically approached and it is a commitment that we are making throughout the government. so we have interdepartmental partnerships their interagency council on homelessness which many of you are working on and are familiar with. to the juvenile justice coordinating council which actually meets later today, through various interagency working groups on youths that meet on a regular basis and we are doing what we can to make sure th
he has made it very clear to those of us serving in his cabinet that he not only wants us to do the best job we possibly can running our own agencies but feels that it is a wasted opportunity if we are not leveraging our assets with our allies the iraq government so there is a lot of very exciting interagency work going on. i work on a very regular basis with everybody from the attorney general to the secretary of education and housing and urban development secretary in ways that really have...
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which is hopefully of greater use than just this one application but could be used in other situations around the world. there has been some criticism in the vietnamese press and from the vietnamese government about the speed at which this cleanup program has proceeded however my impressions have been that by and large the relationship between the u.s. entities and vietnamese entities are involved in this containment and clean-up activity has been fairly good and fairly successful. moving than to the health care issue then things start getting a little more problematic and a part of the big issue is the act will scope or scale of the issue is really are known. if you look at vietnamese figures, we have already heard the figure of 400,000 deaths attributable to exposure to the agent orange by oxen, the vietnamese themselves, but the figure of 4.8 million people in to get mom that have health or medical problems associated with exposure to dioxin and agent orange, and one recent media reports put that in your estimated cost of dealing with health effects of agent orange dioxin at $30 bil
which is hopefully of greater use than just this one application but could be used in other situations around the world. there has been some criticism in the vietnamese press and from the vietnamese government about the speed at which this cleanup program has proceeded however my impressions have been that by and large the relationship between the u.s. entities and vietnamese entities are involved in this containment and clean-up activity has been fairly good and fairly successful. moving than...
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worked with us. -- friendship of everybody who has worked with us. i want to thank those who was with us here on sunday. he just called me. he said that we cannot win them all. he knows better than anyone. he appreciates what i did and what you did and he extends his heartfelt thanks. as i know from losing a campaign several years ago, i feel very strongly about that if you do not run you cannot win. you do not always win all the time. they put in our best efforts. sometimes it is more important to travel far than to arrive. [applause] we will continue to travel. i know that. i know that many of you had the pleasure of seeing president clinton as he was on the campaign trail. i want to thank him. i need to send my thanks to vicki kennedy who campaigned with me all weekend. she was the source of dignity and grace and humor. she gave me a good tip. she said i'm telling my saidted -- i am channeling my knee inn ted. -- i am channeling my inner ted. much love to her and her family in this endeavor. this is the deal. although our campaign and tonight, we
worked with us. -- friendship of everybody who has worked with us. i want to thank those who was with us here on sunday. he just called me. he said that we cannot win them all. he knows better than anyone. he appreciates what i did and what you did and he extends his heartfelt thanks. as i know from losing a campaign several years ago, i feel very strongly about that if you do not run you cannot win. you do not always win all the time. they put in our best efforts. sometimes it is more...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be kind e
you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable...
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i cheered. >> use diet? >> did you see it? >> he started off the first question-- >> you have a new book if i am to believe the press, called "my paper chase" true stories of vanished times. you, sir r. anitere, former editor of two of the greatest newspapers in the world, "the sunday times," the times of london. your actually old enough to remember the mandrell and empire. [laughter] and yet you don't write this book until you are 81 years old. did you not accomplish anything until you are late '70s? [laughter] >> i couldn't very wellspring out of the whelm with the form of a newspaper in my hand. my life was writing and editing newspapers and books, and then don't forget, every story, every night had to have a climax and now the climaxes tonight. i am on the colbert report. [applause] >> the next edition will have me in it. >> my book is available as mr. gore would say at friendly local bookstores at a ridiculously ridiculous price which does not reflect the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice. >> i liked him. he made me laugh
i cheered. >> use diet? >> did you see it? >> he started off the first question-- >> you have a new book if i am to believe the press, called "my paper chase" true stories of vanished times. you, sir r. anitere, former editor of two of the greatest newspapers in the world, "the sunday times," the times of london. your actually old enough to remember the mandrell and empire. [laughter] and yet you don't write this book until you are 81 years old. did...
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it's time for us to ensure both. [applause] so i will send you a package of bills this session to hold offenders accountable, to increase the sentencing tools to prosecutors and give more weight to mental health and criminal history when making commitment decisions. recently, we have all been shocked by the tragic loss of our law enforcement officers. leaders of our criminal justice community have come together and with them i propose improvement to communications throughout the justice system. how bail is administered in our state and how the interstate system can better provide public safety to washingtonians. surviving spouse must be entitled to retirement benefits regardless of a fallen officer's length of service and for the children it is our duty to make available to them a college education. these proposals have been carefully crafted with the help and expertise of the law enforcement community. they are measured and they are thoughtful and they ensure from tragedies we learn and take action and do the right
it's time for us to ensure both. [applause] so i will send you a package of bills this session to hold offenders accountable, to increase the sentencing tools to prosecutors and give more weight to mental health and criminal history when making commitment decisions. recently, we have all been shocked by the tragic loss of our law enforcement officers. leaders of our criminal justice community have come together and with them i propose improvement to communications throughout the justice system....
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can you remember that that is the sort of raise you may have used with them? >> after that the "financial times" ran a story saying that was me. i certainly don't remember ever sang that to mike boise. there was a chitchat and you might say the prime minister hinote, in a bit of the mood or fed up with this are fed up with that but as you know i would never encourage anybody to be anything other than totally frank with the prime minister. that was the approach i always took. >> of fica just sort of maladjust turn a little bit to the aftermath. you obviously were in a central position where one of those were thinking about the aftermath, thinking about the communications aspects of this. and, i believe major-general tim cross at some point i think came and had a discussion with you about the way that the post conflict was being handled and in particular the media team and you said that you were happy to see him and subsequently for you some support for the media team. would you like to say a little bit about your perspective from number ten about how the coalit
can you remember that that is the sort of raise you may have used with them? >> after that the "financial times" ran a story saying that was me. i certainly don't remember ever sang that to mike boise. there was a chitchat and you might say the prime minister hinote, in a bit of the mood or fed up with this are fed up with that but as you know i would never encourage anybody to be anything other than totally frank with the prime minister. that was the approach i always took....
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life gave us liberty." i say to all who are in this movement, bill life may be losing in washington, d.c., but life is winning in america. and because of all of you, the pro-life america will take this congress back in 2010 and take this country back in 2012 so help us god. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon. i am congressman jim sensenbrenner from wisconsin. [cheers and applause] during my six years as chairman of the house judiciary committee , i managed the law that day and a partial birth abortion -- [cheers and applause] -- and the law that tried to save teri schiavo's life. thank you all for coming. we've been reading an awful lot about health care likely. and the of original bill that obama and policy and harry reid introduced used your tax dollars to pay for elective abortions. as mike pence has said that is morally wrong but it's also bad policy because we should on is the power of taxation granted to the congress back to the united states constitution to enforce you to pay for a procedure tha
life gave us liberty." i say to all who are in this movement, bill life may be losing in washington, d.c., but life is winning in america. and because of all of you, the pro-life america will take this congress back in 2010 and take this country back in 2012 so help us god. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon. i am congressman jim sensenbrenner from wisconsin. [cheers and applause] during my six years as chairman of the house judiciary committee , i managed the law that day and a...